Prince Andrew has been reported to the police amid claims he used a fake name to register a company.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed it had received a report relating to a Companies House filing.

“This report will now be assessed to determine whether any further action is required. There is no investigation at this early stage,” said a Met spokesman.

Graham Smith, who runs the anti-monarchy group Republic, said that he had raised the alarm after the Duke of York used the pseudonym ‘Andrew Inverness’ when he set up a company in 2002.

Mr Smith said that royals “must be held to the highest standards”, adding that “the royals appear to believe they can act with impunity”.

He added: “The apparent filing of false information with Companies House may seem trivial, but the UK faces serious issues of fraud committed in this way. “While no such fraud is alleged here, surely Andrew must be held to the highest standards.”

Andrew has disappeared from public life since stepping down from official duties amid a row over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, but he is said to have missed the Royal Family’s Christmas do at Sandringham Estate, as he has once again found himself in hot water after being linked to an alleged Chinese spy.